They're promoting the "Konoha threat" theory, and spouting nonsense about the Hidden

Chapter 189 The Third Phase of the Kirigakure Reform: Law and Merit

As Hozuki Shingetsu's first reform after taking control of Kirigakure, this reform should not be too radical in any aspect.

Therefore, this reform is mainly a fundamental reform and there are no earth-shattering changes. For this reason, this reform has two very prominent characteristics.

The first point is that the reform content did not appear out of thin air, but was an expansionary reform based on the existing foundation, and the main content of the reform has not yet entered the "deep water zone".

For example, the contribution point system is an improvement on the original Kirigakure Ninja Academy contribution point system.

Although some ninjas had already graduated from the Ninja Academy or had never attended it and had not experienced it firsthand, it was, after all, a reform implemented during Hozuki Shingetsu's tenure as principal. Therefore, the ninjas in Kirigakure had all heard of it to some extent and were mentally prepared for it.

Moreover, although this contribution point system gave ordinary ninjas or ninjas from small ninja clans a hope of exchanging for advanced ninjutsu, it was clear to anyone with eyes to see the difficulty involved. Therefore, those who truly benefited from the system did not say anything under Hozuki Shingetsu's pressure.

Alternatively, the nine-rank ninja system is basically an expansion of the original four-rank ninja system of ninja academy students - genin - chunin - jonin. Moreover, the titles "elite genin" or "elite jonin" are also used privately among ninjas, so they are more acceptable to them.

Regarding the nine-rank ninja system, Hozuki Shingetsu did not change the promotion method, basically still using the previous methods of promoting from lower to middle and from middle to upper, that is, through examinations.

Under this promotion system, ninja clans who have trained as ninjas since childhood and mastered countless secret techniques undoubtedly have a huge advantage.

In fact, they don't even know who the real beneficiaries of this reform will be!

The second characteristic is that it covers a wide range of topics, but not in depth.

As a fundamental reform, the purpose of this reform is to lay the groundwork for the real major changes to come. Therefore, the content of this reform can be said to involve all aspects of Kirigakure.

Although the name of this reform is "Kirigakure's Economic and Ninja System Reform Plan", it does not mean that the content of this reform is limited to the economy and the ninja system.

In detail, it also involves areas such as law, welfare benefits, merits, culture, etc.

Therefore, people from different fields will focus on different aspects of this reform.

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"The Codex of the Hidden Mist... What is that?"

A ninja from a ninja clan looked at the reform document in his hand, stared at one page for a while, and couldn't help but mutter to himself.

As ninja villages, Kirigakure and even the ninja villages of the entire ninja world do not actually have clear legal provisions to regulate the behavior of villagers or ninjas. What they follow is actually a very simple legal concept.

Issues involving the village, such as betrayal or theft of secrets, are entirely decided by the village chief.

If the villages are not involved, the two sides must resolve the issue themselves. If they cannot resolve it, then force will be used, provided that no one else's property is damaged; otherwise, that's a different story.

Under this legal system, one can imagine how carefree and comfortable these ninja clans lived, which is why they were so surprised when they saw this legal text.

Driven by curiosity, the ninja turned to the next page, wanting to see what the legal provisions were about.

"Chapter One, Village Safety..."

Chapter Two, The Economic Sector…

"Chapter Three, Operation..."

Chapter Four: Ninja Duties and Benefits...

The content of the first few chapters is nothing special. The core is to legally clarify the ninjas' loyalty to the village and their prohibition against doing anything that would harm the village's safety, as well as to refine some previously vague or unaddressed areas.

For example, in the economic sphere, due to the previously underdeveloped commercial sector in Kirigakure, there were no special cases in this regard. Based on his knowledge from his previous life, Hozuki Shingetsu has specifically created numerous legal provisions for the economic field.

In addition, there are the benefits for ninjas. This reform specifically included the duties and benefits of ninjas in the "Hidden Mist Code". On the one hand, it clarifies the duties of ninjas, so that if anyone commits a crime in the future, they can be dealt with according to the rules, thus rectifying the conduct and enforcing discipline.

On the other hand, their welfare guarantees should be clearly written down to eliminate their worries.

The so-called "rule of law in villages" means putting these things out in the open, so that everyone can clearly see the consequences of committing a crime and know what can and cannot be done.

To convince everyone that the village can operate according to the rules.

For ordinary ninjas, there is no fear of many rules or high requirements.

What they fear is the lack of rules or the ambiguity of the rules.

The ninja clan members felt okay about the previous chapters, as they were all normal legal provisions, and they generally wouldn't cross the village's line in these areas. However, the content of the next chapter made them feel extremely uncomfortable.

"Chapter Five, Regarding Public Security Management... Except in emergency missions, combat, or other special circumstances, no one is permitted to scale walls or rooftops. Violators will be sentenced to three days of public labor."

They looked at the legal provision and exchanged bewildered glances.

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Chapter Six, Commendation for Merit...

"The village has established a four-tiered award medal system to recognize ninjas who have made significant contributions in mission completion, combat, scientific research, and other areas."

"Level four is the lowest, and level one is the highest. In addition to receiving one thousand, five thousand, ten thousand, or thirty thousand contribution points, each level of merit medal recipient can also apply to the village to learn any D, C, B, or A-level ninjutsu."

"Furthermore, for ninjas who have to retire from active service due to work-related injuries, the village will provide them with a retirement pension to support their retirement."

In a detached cottage on the edge of the village, a ninja with a missing right arm looked at the notice with tears welling up in his eyes.

Although Hozuki Shingetsu had previously recruited a group of disabled ninjas to join the Chakra Research Institute, they were definitely selected from among all the disabled ninjas. As a result, a considerable number of disabled ninjas were still relying on their past achievements as before.

The "Hidden Mist Code" being promoted by Hozuki Shingetsu is essentially a legal framework that provides a safety net for the lives of ninjas.

However, to implement these measures, a large amount of funding is required.

The funds previously obtained from Black Zetsu and the Daimyo can only serve as initial funding for the implementation of this policy.

To implement this policy, it is essential to ensure that there are sufficient funds to maintain the mechanism every year; otherwise, it will become a financial black hole like the Japanese pension fund in the previous life.

Therefore... the economic monopoly system was also introduced in due course.

(End of this chapter)